Feature Plant & process engineering Process burner technology
lights the way to efficiency Process burner technology from Lanemark International is delivering high process heating efficiency and accurate temperature control to manufacturer of lighting and safety systems, Cooper Lighting and Safety
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new powder coating line, installed at the Doncaster premises of Cooper Lighting and Safety, features both Lanemark’s TX tank heating systems and its FD oven drying counterparts – notably in the form of the company’s latest FD-C (GA) gas and air modulating control system. The facility, installed by spe- cialists TD Finishing, is said to be achieving excellent results and help- ing the company to fulfil growing demand for its industrial and commer- cial lighting and fire alarm systems. The installation is dedicated to the powder coating of a range of steel and aluminium panels and components that feature in a wide range of Cooper Lighting and Safety enclosure and casing designs. Individual compo- nents are located on an overhead con- veyor that enters the system via a four-stage, pre-treatment facility. Here, a degreasing phosphate tank and a demineralised water rinse tank sit directly underneath the two spray chambers. Each tank is heated by a Lanemark TX60 burner system, which fires into a small diameter immersion tube heat exchanger, through the process tank walls. The use of Lanemark’s TxCalc mod- elling software played a key role in the heat exchanger design, predicting effi- ciencies in excess of 80 per cent,
which are now being readily achieved. From here, components are trans- ferred to a three-pass dry off oven that utilises a Lanemark FD10-C (GA) burner system, before proceeding to the automatic powder coating facility. In turn, this leads into an eight-pass curing oven, which also benefits from two Lanemark FD10-C (GA) burner systems – each one located at opposite ends of the oven chamber – before removal of the components from the conveyor system for onward assembly. “The benefits of using gas as an energy source are well defined at the Cooper Lighting and Safety site,” com- ments Lanemark’s general manager Adrian Langford. “Not only does this offer economical benefits compared with alternatives such as electricity, its use also enables a more uniform heat distribution than that created by radi- ant heating methods. This is particu- larly important given the variety of component shapes that are processed. We also believe that the decision to utilise our latest FD-C (GA) modulat- ing gas and air technology reflects on key benefits associated with the burner design, not least its high turn- down capability and its ability to opti- mise the gas/air ratio, which all assist in maximising efficiency.” With over a 100-year pedigree, American-owned Cooper Lighting and
Above: Two of the Lanemark FD10-C (GA) gas burner systems which are fitted to both dry off and curing ovens
Top left: One of the Lanemark TX60 gas process burners which is delivering high levels of process tank heat- ing efficiency on the pre-treatment facility
Customised pasteurisation unit is the healthy option T
Safety is one of the largest manufactur- ers of its type in this country. Its com- mitment to utilising the most up-to-date and advanced manufacturing plant available in key areas of production is reflected by the TD Finishing design and the use of Lanemark gas process burner equipment. The new facility, which runs at some six metres per minute – markedly faster than the line it replaces – is central to the production levels now being achieved by the three- shift operation. “We are happy to report an increase in demand for our range of products, particularly the LED ranges and fire protection systems,” comments main- tenance manager at the site, Tony Parkin who highlights reduced power consumption as being fundamental to efficient operation.
etra Pak CPS, the food processing equipment manufacturer, has designed, manufactured and installed a customised pasteurisation unit for Axellus A/S, a supplier of health supplements in the Nordic region. Tetra Pak CPS supplies food processing equipment, specialising in bespoke systems and when Axellus required a high performance pasteurisation unit to produce a range of natural health drinks, it turned to the Tetra Pak CPS. Axellus needed a system with consistently high quality output and the flexibility to process different products. The pasteuriser needed to accommodate a range of holding times and the control had to be flexible enough to manage the various cleaning-in-place (CIP) demands this placed on the whole unit. An integrated skid unit was manufactured in the Sherborne factory, based on the Tetra Plex plate pasteuriser. A customised software program was also created by Tetra Pak CPS to manage all the control functions. Tony Emm, Tetra Pak CPS project engineer says: “Axellus had a clear set of requirements
and we were able to provide the precise solution to meet those needs. I think a major part of our appeal was our track record in developing bespoke systems to match the customer’s demands. Axellus is already a leader in its market and this system will enable it to become involved in producing a wider range of natural health products, comfortable in the knowledge that quality and performance can be maintained.” Tetra Pak CPS
T: 01935 818800 18
www.tetrapakcps.com Enter 321
“The performance of the pre-treat- ment heating system together with the accurate temperature control and even heat distribution that we are achieving in both the drying and curing ovens, are central to the success of the opera- tion. In particular these help to create a greater speed of throughput,” he says. “We are confident that the results being achieved with the new plant installation will make a major contri- bution to our continuing success in the markets we serve.”
Lanemark International T: 024 7635 2000
www.lanemark.com
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